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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

GE Transportation introduced the new L250 inline medium-speed diesel engine family at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month. The L250 is custom designed for a variety of marine applications and will…

1st October 2008

New engine family affair at SMM

1st October 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A fundamental part of the business of cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates supplier CEMEX involves moving significant tonnage of construction materials quickly and efficiently from quarries and cement plants to construction sites.

1st October 2008

A moving tale from Paris

1st October 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems (CMPS) had a substantial presence at SMM in Hamburg last month, reporting an order book which continues at record levels and presenting integrated solutions for ship propulsion, on…

1st October 2008

Cat to the rescue in Hamburg

1st October 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has introduced a new series of waterjets, the Kamewa S3, which draws on experience from the popular SII series but incorporates numerous improvements made possible by advanced design calculation methods and…

1st October 2008

More is less with new waterjets

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Seattle USA based Markey Machinery has just installed a massive new electric hawser winch aboard the terminal support tug SMBC Monterrey in Spain.

1st October 2008

Markey go massive on the SMBC Monterrey

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new software system designed by Certex UK has been credited with ensuring standards of health and safety at Vestas Offshores Kentish Flats, one of the UKs latest wind farms.

1st October 2008

Lifting gear safety made certain

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Shipyards and manufacturers are increasingly confronted with major and growing quality assurance challenges as a result of globalised manufacturing processes and the necessity to deliver key components to specialised subcontractors around the…

1st October 2008

Titanic implications of marine winch certification

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is launching a new generation freefall lifeboat for the offshore industry.

1st October 2008

New generation lifeboat ready for big drop

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

SOLASAFE-SR, the latest innovative product to be launched by anti-glare specialists Solar Solve Marine, was a feature on their stand at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg last month.

1st October 2008

Cool savings with anti-glare screens at SMM

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Reliability, performance, maintenance and running costs have always been a concern for applications that require the traditional signalling sounds of hooters, buzzers, bells and sirens. Now, using the latest in SMD class…

1st October 2008

Productivity improved Hootronically at Felixstowe

1st October 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The SafeWinch from Dutch winch manufacturer Machine- & Lierenfabriek C. Kraaijeveld BV was one of two innovative products to be nominated for that nation' s 2008 Maritime Innovation Award.

1st October 2008

SafeWinch makes Dutch innovation award shortlist

1st October 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

TTS Port Equipment is about to start building a new linkspan for the port of Ystad in the south of Sweden, due for handover in March 2009. Ystad is a significant port…

1st October 2008

New linkspan for Swedish port

1st October 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A& P Tyne in the UK has commenced operations to remove approximately 30,000m³ of silt that is contaminated with TBT from its quays and waterfront.

1st October 2008

A&P Tyne shipyard dredges contaminated sediment

1st October 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Lerwick Port Authoritys £ 12m dredging project has reached a significant stage. The dredging phase is almost complete. Drill and blast operations were completed ahead of schedule by the barge Playmate and…

1st October 2008

Lerwick dredging project almost complete

1st October 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

New research into the properties of alternative timbers will help those in the marine and freshwater construction industry make their work more sustainable, claims the Environment Agency in the UK, which is…

1st October 2008

New research project to shed light on lesser known timbers

1st October 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The management team for Bahrain' s new city, located off the northern shores of Muharraq, has announced that it has completed 70% of the reclamation work required for the development' s initial…

1st October 2008

Diyar Al Muharraq reclamation approaching completion

1st October 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Global warming will bring with it increased storminess, making stretches of the coastline more vulnerable to flooding and erosion. One way of protecting against this is to build detached breakwaters parallel to…

1st October 2008

Design solution sought for detached breakwaters

1st October 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Among several recent news items emanating from the rapidly changing Fairplay Towage group of Hamburg is the delivery of the new tug Fairplay 30, the most powerful to date. The new vessel…

1st October 2008

Fairplay 30 – The most powerful yet for its German owners

1st October 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A maritime rags to riches story is coming true for both a Scottish dry dock and its new manager.

1st October 2008

Hard graft brings growth to Dales

1st October 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The first Ministry of Defence warship to be recycled in the UK for more than a decade has been towed into the Port of Liverpool.

1st October 2008

Green ship recycling underway on the Mersey

1st October 2008